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Nintendo Co.’s Wii kept its sales lead Thurs. over rival consoles from Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. at auction site Ebay.

The Wii is the No. 1-selling video game console at the online hub with 22,202 units sold at an average selling price of $358.15.

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 ranks at No. 2 with 6,520 units sold at an average sale price of $347.21.

At No. 3 is Sony’s Playstation 3 with 3,772 units sold at an average of $606.16 per system.

All next-generation console sales on Ebay have falled since the holidays.

Wii is down one percent, the Xbox 360 has dropped 10 percent, and the PS3 has fallen six percent.

Wii was the top selling video game console in the U.S. for Jan. and Feb. Top game titles include The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Wii Sports.